Thomas West

Thomas West
Character Profile
Born ca. 2968[1]
Died September 3029[2]
Affiliation Clan Nova Cat
Wolf's Dragoons
Rank Lieutenant
Profession MechWarrior

Stemming from Clan Nova Cat, Thomas West was a MechWarrior who joined Wolf's Dragoons a quarter century before 3028,[1] i.e. during the Dragoons' initial formation in or shortly after 3000. He was approaching sixty years of age by early 3028.[1]

History[edit]

Lieutenant Thomas West commanding a medium lance in Fraser's Company, Baker Battalion, Alpha Regiment in Wolf's Dragoons by 3028.[2]

Fraser's Company saw extensive action in the urban fighting on An Ting in January 3028, and West was among Captain Dechan Fraser's ad hoc strike force that spearheaded the Dragoons' final attack in the early morning hours of 13 January. West's Griffin was sidelined in that fight, losing a leg after being lured onto a vibrabomb by Willard Gibbs' Guard.[1][3] Essentially defeated, West retaliated by calling down indirect LRM fire on his opponent, thus buying Captain Fraser a chance to break through and arrive at the enemy HQ in time to kill Jerry Akuma.[1]

West later fought with the Dragoons on Misery, where his Griffin was noted as being painted white (presumably a camouflage pattern for the icy environment). There, a lance composed of Captain Fraser (Shadow Hawk), Thomas West, Calvin Wakeman (Trebuchet) and Keith Gatlin (Ostscout) captured Fadre Singh on 23 April 3028 after downing his Crusader in the Hamar Valley.[4] The same lance was implied to be the one that brought Minobu Tetsuhara's makeshift command lance to battle on 20 May, disabling his Dragon and Michi Noketsuna's Ostroc and capturing them both.[5]

Thomas West was reportedly killed during the Fourth Succession War in the fighting on Crossing in September 3029.[2]

BattleMech[edit]

Considered to possess elite skills, Thomas West piloted a Griffin, which he named "Nova Cat" as a reminder to his origins.[1][2]

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Rise and Shine
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Wolf's Dragoons, p. 51
  3. Wolves on the Border, p. 267
  4. Wolves on the Border, pp. 285–286
  5. Wolves on the Border, pp. 302–304

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